society‚ guns have been instrumental in altering contemporary warfare. The dangers of these weapons are not a secret; it is simply their mere nature. Some argue that guns were created to protect‚ while others suggest that they were built to destroy and cause the death of one’s intended target. Frank Zimring‚ a University of Chicago Law scholar‚ stated in his piece The University of Chicago Law Review‚ “The rate of knife deaths per 100 reported knife attacks was less than 1/5 the rate of gun deaths
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Gun Control In America guns have been a part of the country’s society since its birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation‚ protect their families‚ to hunt for food and to engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control takes on a proportion of extreme magnitude. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States‚ gun control
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English April 8‚ 2013 "Should Private Gun Ownership Be Banned?" Widespread gun ownership in a community could provide a general deterrent to criminal predation‚ lowering the risk to owners and non-owners alike. But widespread gun ownership could also lead to increased risks of various sorts‚ including the possibility that guns will be misused by the owners or transferred to dangerous people through theft or unregulated sale. Whether the social costs of gun ownership are positive or negative is arguably
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Gun control is not one issue‚ but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue‚ an education issue‚ a racial issue‚ and a political issue‚ among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less‚ on both sides of this issue‚ opinions range from moderate to extreme. Like most topics relating to government and its ruling ability‚ the topic of gun control is based heavily
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Subject: My thesis on Gun Control By: Michael Hendrix The history of ownership and the current law under the 2nd amendment gives the rights to the people to keep and bear arms. Our society has passed laws regulating the ownership and use of firearms and more legislation is being considered. Some restrictions may be necessary but some have gone too far. Currently‚ there are over 70 Million gun owners in America. Guns are not for everyone. Certain individuals cannot handle a firearm safely
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questions‚ the main question being Are Guns Really the Problem? Many people feel that this is a direct violation of our Second Amendment right to “Bear Arm” written by the founders of the United States Constitution in 1787. Still others will argue that because of the lack of restrictions on guns many people have died and this injustice needs to change. I am a gun owner and have never murdered anyone by way of a firearm therefore I feel compelled to agree that the guns are not the problem. I feel that the
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Gun Control is not the Answer Karen Field Granite State College A man carrying two revolvers and two 9mm semi-automatic handguns calmly entered into the Dunblane Primary School. Two people quickly saw the firearms and tried to tackle the man; he shot them‚ and left them wounded as he continued his journey down the hall of the school. Finally the man had reached his destination‚ the gym‚ where a class of kindergarteners where having Phys. Ed‚ he pulled out his guns and started picking off the
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Fathers held to equal importance as the Constitution itself. Whether or not gun control laws work‚ the fact of the matter is that these kinds of laws directly violate the constitution. The consequences of such laws that take away guns that could potentially be counterproductive; they exacerbate the problem instead of fixing it. There should not be laws that take away gun ownership because Americans have the right to own guns‚ gun can as a deterrent effect toward crimes‚ and because there are other ways
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Gun ControlRichard MooreEnglish Composition IIJudi Reed13 April 1995 Thesis Statement: Society benefits from firearms in the hands of responsible citizens. Attempts to keep firearms away from these citizens do more harm than good. Outline I. Introduction II. Political A. Legislation 1. Rights 2. Restrictions 3. Prejudice B. Crime prevention 1. Effects on criminals 2. Effects on crime victims III. Practical A. Hunting B. Competition IV. Personal A. Recreation
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Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Gun Control‚ Why Too Much Is Bad Controlling access to firearms will not make shootings happen less frequently. While the media prefers to report and sensationalize the shootings committed by ’loners who kept to themselves until they finally snapped ’‚ the average gun violence incident happens among the already present criminal element. Therefore‚ taking firearms out of the hands of law-abiding citizens will not only do nothing about criminal access
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